Hu Yaobang

Chinese politician (1915-1989), former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Hu Yaobang (20 November 1915 – 15 April 1989) was a Chinese politician and a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China.


Hu Yaobang
胡耀邦
Hu Yaobang in 1953
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
In office
11 September 1982 – 15 January 1987
PresidentLi Xiannian
PremierZhao Ziyang
Preceded byPost reestablished
Succeeded byZhao Ziyang
Chairman of the Communist Party of China
In office
June 28, 1981 – September 11, 1982
DeputyYe Jianying
Preceded byHua Guofeng
Succeeded byPost abolished
Secretary-General of the CPC Central Secretariat
In office
February 29, 1980 – September 12, 1982
ChairmanHua Guofeng
Himself
Preceded byDeng Xiaoping (in 1966)
Succeeded byPost abolished
Personal details
Born(1915-11-20)20 November 1915
Liuyang, Hunan, Beiyang Government
Died15 April 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 73)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse(s)Li Zhao

Hu Yaobang was a political ally of Deng Xiaoping. They fought together in the Chinese Civil War. Both were part of the communist force that took power of Sichuan in 1949. Hu became the leader of the Communist Youth League from 1952–1966.

During the Cultural Revolution, Hu Yaobang was said to not be true to the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong. He was rehabilitated twice. He was an important supporter of Deng Xiaoping's rise to power.

Hu Yaobang's death in 1989 was a cause for the Tiananmen Square protests.[1]

References

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  1. Schiavenza, Matt (16 April 2014). "China's Forgotten Liberal Hero". The Atlantic. Retrieved 20 September 2016.